21st Century Monastic Ressourcement: An Eco-Enochic Manifesto



Q1. Were the first proto-monks likely shamans according to scholars of world religion?

For Gemini's answer, click on the first link below (under Q3) and scroll to the top of the AI thread.

Q2. Let's go deeper into the shamanic elements present in the story of Elijah and the raven. Have any scholars written about this in shamanic terms?

For Gemini's answer, click on the first link below (under Q3) and scroll to the top of the AI thread.

Q3. Greg Peters has written a book titled The Story of Monasticism that focuses on ressourcement of the Christian monastic tradition for the 21st century. Is it credible to elaborate on Peters' thesis with a conception of ressourcement in this context that includes a pre-Israelite shamanic soil (maybe called "Enochic" monasticism?), Jewish roots, a Christian trunk, and contemporary Christian monastic branches?


Q4. I would like to add in the idea that some degree of celibacy might be an adaptive altruistic component in the evolution of a eusocial human superorganism. Has E.O. Wilson written anything that might support this idea?







Q5. Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism all have strong celibate religious traditions connected to non-violence (Ahimsa). Is there any reason why monastic celibacy and non-violence might go hand in hand, and if so, how might this relate to an "integral ecological" ressourcement?






Q6. Yes, I am very interested in specific modern vegan eco-monasteries, including those that adapt the Rule of Saint Benedict or follow an alternative rule.


Q7. Let's see if we can layer in the work of Teilhard de Chardin to strengthen the relationship between an "eco-Enochic" ressourcement that grounds the "early warning system" of the "Seer" in cutting-edge environmental data from noosphere with an eschatological telos that aims at a sustainable vegan Isaiah 11:9 Omega Point. Does that make sense?







Q8. Yes, I would like you to draft a "Manifesto of the Eco-Enochic Monk" that synthesizes these points into a single, cohesive statement of purpose.






Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. 

God bless.

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